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Berlin-based bank N26 is growing rapidly. In just three years, almost one million customers across 17 European markets have signed up, according to the startup's founder. But what makes it different from other banks?

“They're going in a totally different direction than other banks,” Maik Klotz, a senior consultant in the payment and banking sector, tells The Local.

Whereas traditional German banks are bad when it comes to handling and operation, N26 as a product is “simple, easy to use and tech-driven,” Klotz says, adding that “smartphone users, millennials and digital natives” are the company's target audience.

Despite a few other potential fintech competitors with N26 at the moment, “there's no other bank in Germany today that's comparable.”

The only downside with the mobile bank is that it doesn't have any physical branches for customers looking to speak with someone in person, according to the consultant.

Klotz adds that when it comes to the issue of security, “it's not more unsafe than other banks.”

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